Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
ज्ञातृज्ञेयाद्युपाधिस्ते यदा नश्यति नारद । सर्वैकभावना बुद्धिः सा विद्येत्यभिधीयते ॥ ८ ॥
jñātṛjñeyādyupādhiste yadā naśyati nārada | sarvaikabhāvanā buddhiḥ sā vidyetyabhidhīyate || 8 ||
হে নাৰদ! যেতিয়া জ্ঞাতা-জ্ঞেয় আদি উপাধিসমূহ লয় পায়, তেতিয়া যি বুদ্ধি সকলোকে একত্বভাৱে ধ্যান কৰে—সেইয়াই সত্য বিদ্যা বুলি কোৱা হয়।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines vidyā as the collapse of subject–object limitation (upādhi) and the rise of one-vision (sarvaika-bhāvanā), pointing directly to mokṣa-oriented realization.
By dissolving the sense of separation (knower vs. known), devotion matures into unbroken remembrance and seeing the Lord’s presence in all—supporting the Narada Purana’s Vishnu-bhakti orientation.
No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is contemplative discipline—retraining buddhi toward sarvaika-bhāvanā (one-pointed, non-dual vision).